Chelsea FC - Supporters' Rally

[JWNY]

Originally Posted by Glen2712

Neutral Bro, at the very least it's not the crowd control uniform you've got. That'll be an absolute SHOCKER!

you bet it is.........

JWNY

[Glen2712]

Wah, you got all four of 'em? The black one is it from 06/07 season?

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[JWNY]

Originally Posted by Glen2712

Wah, you got all four of 'em? The black one is it from 06/07 season?

the black one is 06/07 but only for champions league

JWNY

[JWNY]

our own bunny honey......??

courtesy of bro glen

JWNY

[Glen2712]

Originally Posted by JWNY

the black one is 06/07 but only for champions league

JWNY

Would have been nice to don it in the EPL as well....

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[no_faith]

latest transfer...


Glen Johnson - sold to Portsmouth for 4m

Lassan Diarra - sold to Arsenal for an undisclosed fee

[Peter_North]

Chelsea lost 0 - 2.

With Liverpool playing so well, Chelsea seems toothless without the 20-goal-a-season Frank Lampard.

Malouda has had an off day @ Villa Park. Kalou and SWP not quite the end product.

Jose must now come up with a new formula and raise Chelsea's game by a few rungs. EPL teams seem to know how to play Chelsea. Cech's defence is second only to Derby's.

[Glen2712]

MINUTE DETAIL: ASTON VILLA 2 CHELSEA 0

Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 0


FA Barclays Premier League, Sunday September 2 at Villa Park, Birmingham.


Aston Villa (4-4-2): Carson; Mellberg, Knight, Laursen, Bouma; Agbonlahor, Barry (c), Reo-Coker, Young; Carew (Petrov 79), Moore.


Manager: Martin O'Neill.


Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech; Belletti, Alex, Terry (c), A Cole; Mikel (Pizarro 56), Makelele (Kalou 63), Essien; Wright-Phillips (J Cole 63), Drogba, Malouda.


Manager: José Mourinho.


Referee: Mark Clattenburg


Crowd: 37,714


Environment: Kick-off 4pm; Warm but overcast, with a light drizzle. Live on Sky.


Kit Aston Villa - claret shirts with sky blue sleeves, white shorts, sky blue socks.


Kit Chelsea - electricity yellow shirt, black shorts and socks.


First-half

Kick-off Aston Villa

4 Chance Malouda's shot is deflected behind for a corner after great attacking play from Belletti down the right.

7 Save Cech makes an outstanding save as he beats away Agbonlahor's half volley.At the other end Essien tests Carson with a 25-yard effort.

12 Header Terry heads just over the bar from Malouda's corner. Chelsea are the better side so far, and soon after Wright-Phillips forces a save from Carson.

14 Danger Cech holds Young's powerful close-range effort after Terry block's Carew's knock down to Agbonlahor.

19 Waste Wright-Phillips loses Agbonlahor down the left, but from close range drives his shot into the side netting when he should have squared.

33 Chance Alex produces a carbon copy of Terry's earlier header, as he nods Malouda's corner over the top after rising well.

41 Pressure Laursen is forced to head behind under pressure from Drogba after Belletti's enticing cross. Malouda wastes the opportunity to deliver.

44 Threat Young's dangerous cross goes right to the far post where Cole gets in just ahead of Agbonlahor to head clear.

Stoppage time 1 min


Half-time Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 0


Second-half

Kick-off Chelsea.

46 ASTON VILLA GOAL Debutant Knight rises the highest from Barry's corner, and heads downwards into the net from six yards.

52 Chelsea substitution Mikel is replaced by Pizarro, who joins Drogba up front. Chelsea revert to a 4-4-2.

56 Yellow card Reo-Coker is the first man to enter ref Mark Clattenburg's book, as he catches Malouda late.

61 Skill Drogba flicks the ball around Laursen before racing into the box to force a corner. Malouda's cross is again wayward.

63 Chelsea substitutions Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou replace Shaun Wright-Phillips and Claude Makelele as Mourinho throws caution to the wind.

64 Close Terry heads inches over for a second time, after Joe Cole's outswinging corner had found the right area.

65 Booking Barry is cautioned for holding back Joe Cole, who struggled to wriggle free of his attentions.

70 Yellow card Drogba booked for dissent after applauding Clattenburg's decision to penalise him for an aerial foul on Laursen. Carew joins him moments later in the book.

74 Pressure Finally Chelsea find some urgency as Joe Cole bombards the Villa box with crosses, while Essien has a shot blocked on the edge. It's one-way traffic but Villa are defending stoutly.

78 Chance Joe Cole's whipped corner found Pizarro at the near post, but his flick ended up a foot over.

79 Aston Villa substitution Petrov replaces Carew as Villa leave just one man up front to defend the Chelsea onslaught.

81 Miss After incisive play from Essien, Kalou finds half a yard but drags his shot wide of Carson's right-hand post. The Villa goalkeeper has yet to make a meaningful save in the second half.

85 Gung-ho Mourinho has moved Terry up front to make an attacking quintet with Cole, Drogba, Kaloua and Pizarro. Malouda is pulling the strings from central midfield.

88 ASTON VILLA GOAL: Agbonlahor kills the game from close range, after Young's misplaced shot ended up at his feet. Young's direct run showed why he has been called up to the England squad.

Stoppage time 4 mins

90+2 Post Joe Cole beats Carson but can't find the target as he guides a low left-footed shot on the turn past his marker.

Shots on target: Aston Villa 5 Chelsea 2

Corners: Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 13

Fouls: Aston Villa 17 Chelsea 11

Offsides: Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 1


Comment


Mourinho awarded first starts to Brazilians Juliano Belletti and Alex, while reverting to a 4-3-3 formation in the absence of Frank Lampard.


Belletti was a natural choice, offering a blend of defensive steadiness combined with a willingness to get forward and support attacks, while Alex was considered the perfect foil for the imposing figure of Norwegian John Carew up front. He replaced Tal Ben-Haim, who was relegated to the bench for the first time this season.


We saw a three-man midfield for the first time since Reading, but Mikel, Makelele and Essien failed to offer the creativity that comes with the presence of Lampard, and even when Mourinho's freshened things up with the introduction of substitutes Pizarro, Kalou and Joe Cole, we didn't manage to breakthrough a resolute Villa defence.

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[Glen2712]

MATCH REPORT: ASTON VILLA 0 CHELSEA 2

The Villa Park difficulties continue as Mourinho's men go down to a first defeat of the season, conceding goals just after half-time and a few minutes before the final whistle.


A disjointed performance left the Chelsea side struggling to create genuine chances in the box and despite a whole host of set-pieces in our favour, Scott Carson in the Villa goal had too little to do.


It is loss that raised memories of the game at Middlesbrough early last season and questions will inevitably be raised about the team's ability to function without Frank Lampard. A two week break now awaits before positive answers to those can be given on the pitch.


Mourinho reacted to this rarest of circumstances, his missing vice-captain, by changing the shape of the side.


Chelsea lined-up in 4-3-3 formation with Wright-Phillips and Malouda pushed forward alongside Drogba and Makelele coming into midfield for his first action of the season. Essien and Mikel would also patrol the centre ground.


There was a fresh look to the defence with full debuts for Belletti and Alex whose height would hopefully prove useful against the skyscraping John Carew.


Villa drafted in one of their two new signings, Zat Knight at the back, but there was no involvement for Curtis Davies.


With a minute gone, Chelsea had ever right to feel aggrieved when Wright-Phillips slipped goal side of Laursen and attempted to head for the area with the defender practically hanging off his back. Surely a free-kick on the edge of the box at the very least but referee Clattenburg waved play on.


Malouda had an on-target shot deflecetd wide after Belletti had made his first advance down the wing and seen his cross half-cleared.


That had been a promising start but on six minutes Agbonlahor received Young's pass, turned Terry and smacked a shot in from 15 yards out that Cech beat away with superb reflexes.


Malouda had a second effort saved down low and Terry headed a corner over at the far post as Chelsea steadied the ship.


Wright-Phillips continued the pressure by evading a tackle and spinning a shot across the turf that was tipped wide by Carson.


That was with 12 minutes gone. A minute later there was a nervous moment when the ball ricocheted around the box off the boots of Terry and Alex but Agbonlahor planted a good chance straight at Cech.


Wright-Phillips was seeing plenty of the ball in the early stages. On 19 minutes when he found himself on the left and tricked his marker onto the seat of his pants, the England winger disappointing dragged his shot wide.


Villa were not slow to play the ball forward high to where Carew was locked in a physical tussles with Alex and Terry. A couple verdicts in quick succession went the Chelsea defenders' way, raising just a few complaints from the Holte End.


As half-time approached, Wright-Phillips snatched at a shot after good work by Mikel and Cole but although the away team were getting behind the Villa defence frequently, options were proving limited or weren't being spotted.


The corner count at the break was 8-0 to Chelsea although good chances were more evenly matched.


Chelsea survived one more Villa attack just before the break when Agbonlahor kicked air with an acrobatic effort after Cole had cleared away a Young cross.


Villa were fastest out the blocks after the break, Young curling in a shot which Cech tipped over. It might have been clearing the target anyway.


From the corner, Knight climbed above Drogba, headed down and for once, Cole on the line couldn't pull off a clearance.


The home side were one ahead and the former Fulham defender had a debut goal. After the multitude of corners Chelsea had taken, Villa had scored from their first.


The reaction from the bench was quick with Pizarro introduced for Mikel. The young midfielder appeared to be feeling the effects of a first half kick on the foot. Malouda moved to play deeper and more central. Reo-Coker became the game's first booking for a late challenge on Chelsea's repositioned Frenchman.


Searching for the equaliser, the team stayed pushed up through a series of corners and throw-ins although the delivery was not always up to standard.


A double substitution came on 62 minutes with Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou on for Wright-Phillips and Makelele. Kalou was asked to patrol the flanks.


Cole assumed corner taking duties and from his first attempt, Terry headed over.


Barry was booked on 70 minutes for holding on to an escaping Joe Cole and then Drogba became a first Chelsea caution for showing the mildest disagreement with a free-kick decision against him.


Almost immediately two Villa players followed into the book - Carew for a foul on Essien; Agbonlahor for dissent of his own.


It took a special last ditch tackle by Terry to dispossess a goalbound Carew after an Essien slip as time began to run out. There were 14 minutes left on the clock.


Villa were increasingly a claret and blue wall across their penalty area and were defending as if their lives depended on it. When Chelsea did find a gap after a mistake by substitute, Petrov, Essien found Kalou but the young striker's shot rolled wide.


With two minutes remaining, the killer blow was struck. A pass down the wing was taken up by Young whose driven ball into the area cannoned off Agbonlahor and past a helpless Cech.


Joe Cole rolled a shot onto the post into injury time but by that stage, the end of the 18-game unbeaten Premier League run was unpreventable. The day didn't get any better with the sight of Drogba hobbling away after the whistle, aided by the medical staff.


Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech; Belletti, Alex, Terry (c), A Cole; Essien, Makelele (Kalou 62), Mikel (Pizarro 52); Wright-Phillips (J Cole 62), Drogba, Malouda.

Booked: Drogba 68


Aston Villa (4-4-2): Carson; Mellberg, Knight, Laursen, Bouma; Agbonlahor, Reo-Coker, Barry (c), Young; Moore, Carew (Petrov 78).
Scorers Knight 47, Agbonlahor 88.

Booked: Reo-Coker 55, Barry 70, Carew 70, Agbonlahor 70.

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[no_faith]

CB, TODAY IS A VERY DU LAN DAY FOR ME LIAO.
STILL CHELSEA HAVE TO LOSE ADDING ON TO MY MISERY.

WTF

[JWNY]

a bogey team..is a bogey team i guess...better luck against Blackburn next week

JWNY

[old_yet_horny]

The season is still early, a defeat does not mean it going to cost us the title at this stage.

Aston Villa has always been a jinx team to Chelsea so not a real upset.

Lets march on bros...

[tomvoyeur]

Actually Chelsea didnt play badly ytd, they were just outplayed by the Villians....The weak link is Alex, he is still finding his feet in EPL and his marking is not as tight as Laursen's on Drogba....I believe this diff result in this defeat for Chelsea....Perhaps they can bring back Ben Haim in place of Alex in the next match against Blackburn....This should do them some good against the robust play of Blackburn.....

[Peter_North]

Jose brought Alex to counter the height of Carew.

Ben Haim very chubby for a footballer.

[tomvoyeur]

Originally Posted by Peter_North

Jose brought Alex to counter the height of Carew.

Ben Haim very chubby for a footballer.

From the look of things, Carew was a decoy ytd....The combined pace of Ash, Ag and Moore is the real weapon that Chelsea forgot to negate ytd...